Choose a button on the left to pick a Topic. There is a wealth of
information contained in this website which is provided to do one thing,
allow for a safe and quick recovery from any type disaster.

Most of us
never plan for the un-intentional immediate disruption of normal daily
business, but it can and has happened. One morning in the area of Northridge
California the unthinkable happened.

At 4:30 am, on January 17, 1994, residents of the
greater Los Angeles area were rudely awakened by
the strong shaking of the Northridge earthquake. This was the first
earthquake to strike directly under an
urban area of the United States since the
1933 Long Beach earthquake.

In 1952 Bakersfield California had a large scale quake, it would benefit
each of us if you would click on the Video Files tab to the left and then
click on and watch each of the three Academic AfterShock videos. These
videos take you through all three scenarios 1. Dealing with the immediate
problem. 2. Trying to continue day to day business. 3. Rebuilding the
campus.